Where does “mainosteline” come from?

mainosteline (Finnish) comes from Finnish teline, from Finnish tela, from Proto-Germanic þelą, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

mainosteline (Finnish): advertising stand especially, but not necessarily, a pavement sign

Definitions

  1. advertising stand especially, but not necessarily, a pavement sign

Ancestry of “mainosteline”, step by step

mainosteline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teline

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtelinerack, stand; scaffold, staging; apparatus
2Finnishtelaa log or other piece of wood used as support to...
3Proto-Germanicþeląfloor; deal
4Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

via Finnish mainos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmainosadvertisement
2Finnishmainoa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þelą →Every word from Finnish tela →
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